Birds of the Week

Ear-full of waxwings: Birds of the Week

Last spring, I saw this ear-full of waxwings in my yard. A group of Cedar Waxwings, Bombycilla cedrorum, is referred…

2 weeks ago

A falconry experience in Ireland

When I visited Ireland with my daughter, one of our favorite things was a falconry experience in Dingle, County Kerry.…

1 month ago

Go Speed Racer?: Birds of the Week

Last April, we had an unexpected Speed Racer show up in our yard. We could see that the pigeon had…

3 months ago

Birds on… :LAPC & BOTW

Birds on the move, flapping wings of bronze Or paddling alone in cool, calm waters Flocks in the city, fluttering…

5 months ago

Cliff Swallows in action: BOTW & RDP

I've always liked watching Cliff Swallows in action. Cliff Swallows, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, live in colonies located in building eaves, bridges,…

5 months ago

Cooperative foraging: Birds of the Week

Last spring, I saw this group of White Pelicans involved in cooperative foraging near Island Park, Idaho. All About Birds…

8 months ago

Gulls, terns, and cormorants: Birds of the Week

At Summer Lake Wildlife Area, in southeastern Oregon, you can get some great views of gulls, terns, and cormorants. At…

8 months ago

Delicate symbols of peace acrostic poem: BOTW

Delicate symbolsOf peaceVying for spaceEndureSettle Eurasian Collared-Doves and Mourning Dove Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may…

10 months ago

In a blue landscape haiku: BOTW

in a blue landscapea swallow's iridescenceechoes summer sun Violet-green Swallow at Summer Lake, Oregon Birds of the Week (BOTW) Bend…

11 months ago

Rippled memories haiku: BOTW

rippled memoriesdisappear beneath the wavesrise renewed in spring Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica Birds of the Week (BOTW)

1 year ago

A chilly heron: Birds of the Week

When I went on my weekly walk along the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon a couple of weeks ago, I…

1 year ago

Sandhill Crane family: Birds of the Week & RDP

Last June, while visiting the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, I watched this Sandhill Crane family stroll across a…

1 year ago

Turkey Vulture up close & far away: LAPC & BOTW

When you see a Turkey Vulture up close and far away, you'll have much different opinions of them. Up close,…

1 year ago

Aerial angels haiku: Birds of the Week

aerial angelsdrift o'er a desert dreamlandshadows of summer White Pelicans over Summer Lake, Oregon Birds of the Week

1 year ago

A killdeer paces haiku: Birds of the Week

a killdeer pacesalong a sandy shorelineawakening spring Birds of the Week Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…

2 years ago

Long-eared owlets: Birds of the Week & FOWC

I saw these three Long-eared Owlets at the Summer Lake Wildlife Area in southeastern Oregon last May. They were perched…

2 years ago

Banded trumpeters haiku: Birds of the Week

banded trumpetersdabble in High Desert lakesas spring awakens Birds of the Week

2 years ago

Pair of puffins: Birds of the Week

Here's a picture I took of a pair of puffins at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. This photo shows them in…

2 years ago